Dr. Noubar Afeyan

NEW YORK — The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is happy to announce the launch of “Gratitude in Action,” a series of celebrations planned to mark its fifth anniversary. The series will[...]

NEW YORK — Bishop Daniel Findikyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, was elected by unanimous vote to the board of directors of the Appeal[...]

YEREVAN — The Co-Founders of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Noubar Afeyan, Vartan Gregorian and Ruben Vardanyan, and the Chair of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee Lord Ara Darzi have announced[...]

By Elizabeth Cohen, John Bonifield and Jamie Gumbrecht, SAVANNAH, Ga. (CNN) — The first Phase 3 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began Monday, July 27. The investigational vaccine was developed by[...]

YEREVAN — On April 24, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative hosted an online discussion to honor those who perished a century ago during the Armenian Genocide and celebrate modern heroes, including[...]

YEREVAN — The AraratChallenge movement launched by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative made a $120,000 donation this week to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia to buy lung ventilation[...]

By Nick Paul Taylor CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Fierce Biotech) — Flagship Pioneering has raised  $1.1 billion to create another batch of biotechs. The timing of the fund has Flagship peering into an uncertain[...]

By Syuzanna Petrosyan CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (CivilNet) — As dozens of research groups around the world race to create the first vaccine for COVID-19, in late February, Moderna, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology[...]

By Denise Grady SEATTLE (New York Times) — The first testing in humans of an experimental vaccine for the new coronavirus began on Monday, March 16, the National Institute of Allergy and[...]

BOSTON — Immigrants and their unique and vital contributions to the success of the US economy since the nation’s founding were the dominant themes of a program paying tribute to[...]